Joseph quick and thomas nelson



(No Model.)

J. QUICK & T. NELSON. TWINE CUTTER.

No. 499,364. Patented June 13, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH QUICK AND THOMAS NELSON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

TWINE-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 499,364, dated June 13, 1893.

Application filed March 24, 1893. Serial No. 467,485. (No model.) Patented in England October 23, N591 No. 18,246.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOSEPH QUICK and THOMAS NELSON, manufacturers, both of 226 Oompton Buildings, Goswell Road, London, England, have invented a certain new and useful device for Cutting String, Twine, and the Like, (for which we received Letters Patent in England, No. 18,246, dated October 23, 1891;) and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

Our invention relates to a device designed for use by shop assistants, parcel packers and other persons for enabling them to cut string, twine, or the like with facility.

To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2 are elevations of our device in positions at right angles to each other. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a section on the line X X, Fig. 2; and Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are a side elevation, an end view and a plan respectively of the cutter detached from the ring. Fig. 8 is a view showing the method of using our device.

a indicates the band of the finger-ring, the said band, as shown in the drawings, being provided at one end with clips b, b through which the other end of the band is passed in such a manner that the diameter of the ring may be increased or diminished as desired.

formed integral with the band and which serves for carrying the cutter, the said tablepiece having formed upon or attached to it a lug 01 upon which the cutter is directly mounted. 6 indicates the cutter (shown detached in Figs. 5, 6 and 7) which is secured to the lug d by means of a screw or rivetf, the cutting edge gof the said cutter being arranged so as to form with the surface of the ring a V-shaped opening h, as shown most clearly in Figs. 1 and 4, into which the string is pulled in order to sever it.

In using our device it is preferably placed on the fore-finger of the left hand, as shown in Fig. 8, so as to be in a convenient position for severing the string which is applied to the device, also as shown in Fig. 8, where 2' indicates the string.

What we claim, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A twine cutter consisting of a finger ring provided with a table extension, a knife blade disposed transversely of said ring and provided with a down-turned flange havingacutting edge opposite the periphery of said ring.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH QUICK. THOMAS NELSON.

Witnesses: W. WILLOW POPPLEWELL,

18 Southampton Buildings, London.

WILMER M. HARRIS, 17 Gracechurch Street, London. 

